Pencil-holder



(No Model.)

W- E. E. SMITH.

WITNESSES ,IJV'VENTOR.

4! G. 2 I flttorney Units WASHINGTON E. SMITH, OF LIBERTY, NElV YORK.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 606,095,'dated June21, 1898. Application filed January 7, 1897. Serial No, 618,282. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may conccrm,

Be it known that I, VASHINGTON E. E. SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Liberty, in the county of Sullivan and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPencil-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enableothers skilled-inthe art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to holders for supporting pens, pencils, and thelike upon the clothing.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple articleadapted equally for the use of men and women, the same being adapted tobe applied to the clothing at any desired point and to securely hold oneor more pencils, pens, or similararticles and to enable the same to bereadily removed for use whenever desired. I

The invention consists in an improved holding device embodying certainnovel features and details of construction, as hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the drawings, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimproved holding device. Fig. 2 isa rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4; is a plan view of the blank fromwhich the holder is formed.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures oi the drawings.

. The improved holding device contemplated in this invention is formedin one piece from a single blank of metal or other suitable material.

The device comprises a main body portion 1, of substantially rectangularshape, from the longitudinal or side edges of which project twin lateralflaps 2, the same being sub-' stantially rectangular in shape andprovided with openings 3, which serve to lighten the article and alsotovform apertures into which one or more strands of a resilient naturemay pass, as hereinafter described. Projecting from one end of the bodyportion 1 is a tab 4, which is rolled back upon the rear side of thebody portion 1 to form a bearing sleeve or eye 5, in which is insertedthe journal portion 6 of a safety-pin '7. The. opposite end of the bodyportion 1 is provided with a U-shaped incision 8, and the metal includedby said incision is bent back and rolled to form a guard 9 for the pointof the pin, the holder being attached to the clothing at any desiredpoint bypassing the pin through the fabric and afterward tucking thepoint of the pin in the guard 9.

The lateral flaps 3 are rolled around in circular form upon the frontside of the body portion 1, thus forming receptacles 10 sufficientlylarge to receive a pencil or pen or similar article. Around the holderthus formed is passed aresilient or elastic band 11, of rubher orothersuitable material, and on account of the depressions formed by theopenings 3 the said band will lie partially within the plane of thereceptacle for the pencils, pens, 850., so that as said pencils or pensare inserted through the receptacles the said band will frictionallyengage therewith and sustain the same in place, preventing accidentaldisplacement thereof. At the same time the said pencils or pens may beeasily removed either upward or downward, as desired.

It is preferred to construct the holder of thin metal of a springynature, so that the receptacles will have a certain degree ofelasticity'for frictionally engaging a pen or pcn-. cil irrespective ofthe band 11.

The holder above described is extremely simple in construction,cheap inmanufacture, and will be found of great convenience and utility.

One of the lateral flaps 3 is preferably made somewhat larger or longerthan the flap on the opposite side of the body portion, and the holderis provided with a correspondingly longer aperture, so that theresilient band will enter farther into the receptacle formed by saidenlarged flap, thereby enabling the same to hold a small pencil oreither a large or a small pencil.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described holding device for pens, pencils, .&c.,comprising an approximately cylindrical receptacle having an opening inone side, attaching means, and an elas- ICO and lying partiallywithinsaid receptacles,

substantially as described.

3. A pencil-holding device, comprising a body portion,oppositely-projecting flaps having central openings and rolled upon oneside of the holder to form receptacles, a tab at one end of the bodyportion folded back to form a bearing-eye, a pin having its journalportion mounted in said eye, and a guard for the point of the pin formedby incising the body of the holder and deflecting the metal included bythe incision, said holder being adapted to receive a resilient bandaround it, the arrangement being such that said band will lie partiallyWithin the receptacles for the pencil, 850., substantially as described.

4. The pencil-holder described consisting of the body portion of sheetmetal and provided with means for attachment to the clothing, the edgesof said body portion having integral flaps which are looped inwardlytoward the body and toward each other forming two receptacles nearlycylindrical inform in front of said body and side by side, saidreceptacles having front openings and a retaining-piece extending acrossthe openings, substantially as and for the purpose stated.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

MILTON KRUM, CHAS. S. PAYNE.

